Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Saussurea superba J.Anthony trib. Cardueae |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 2800-5200m |
Description | leaves sessile, elliptic, 3-10cm, green, subglabrous, entire or obscurely denticulate, obtuse, capitula solitary, sessile in rosette or terminal on scape |
Size | 3-25cm |
Color | blue-purple |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings of rosettes in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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